Tanager / eo constellation
sourcingtypical 4/5 · 16 factsTanager is a hyperspectral Earth-observing satellite built by Planet and operated as part of the Carbon Mapper constellation, a public-private partnership with the State of California, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, High Tide Foundation and RMI. The satellites are designed to pinpoint, quantify and track point-source methane and carbon dioxide emissions, with Carbon Mapper's imaging spectrometers, developed at NASA JPL, providing data at 30 meters per pixel resolution.
key details
faq
Who operates Tanager?
Tanager is operated by Planet. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many Tanager satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 1 object for Tanager. (source, as of 2026-09-08)
When did Tanager first launch?
Tanager first launched on 2024-08-16. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
sats active (verified) counts objects currently tracked in CelesTrak's catalog for this constellation. It is a tracking count, not an operator claim about satellite health.
orbit
events
- notable2026-09-03Planet signs 7-figure deal with European defense and intelligence customer
- notable2026-09-03Planet Labs posts record revenue and first adjusted profit
- notable2026-08-17HEO taps Planet's SkySats to expand its space-object imaging network
- notable2026-08-12Nova Systems and Planet partner on space intelligence for Australian defense
- notable2026-08-10Planet launches national satellite data program with Rwanda
- notable2026-07-30Planet Labs wins Scottish government contract for farmland monitoring
- noise2026-07-07Planet launches Pelican-11 tech demo satellite on Transporter-17
- notable2026-07-06Planet Labs adds Wolfgang Schmidt, ex-German Chancellery head, to European board
- notable2026-07-02Isar Aerospace to launch Planet's first German-built satellite mission
- noise2026-06-05Planet Labs sets up $1.5 billion at-the-market equity offering program
timeline
- 20242024-09-19Tanager-1 captures first light images over Karachi, Pakistan (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2024-08-16Planet launches Tanager-1, its first hyperspectral satellite, for Carbon Mapper (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20212021-10-12Bloomberg Philanthropies commits $25M to Carbon Mapper satellite accelerator (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2021-04-15Carbon Mapper, Planet and NASA JPL announce hyperspectral methane satellite program (source, as of 2026-07-12)
sources
Includes data from Gunter's Space Page: doc_sdat/tanager.htm